Old English Dictionary Entry

Sele ?

Part of speech: :--Winter ýþe beleác ísgebinde óþ ðæt óðer com geár in geardas swá nú gyt déþ ða ðe sele (= sǽle ?) bewitiaþ wuldortorhtan weder

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1 sele ?

winter shut up the waves with bonds of ice, until another year came to men's dwellings ; so still the new year comes, and brilliant weather (as is apparent to those) who keep constant watch on the seasons, Beo. Th. 2275 ; B. 1135. But see Heyne's Beowulf, or Paul and Braune, Beiträge, 12, 31. sele

Similar Words

-saca
-sacend
-sacung
-sagol
-sagun

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛖᛚᛖ ?

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Beo.: Beowulf
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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